Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the gentleman's comments. Mr. Chairman, I know, to some extent, we always seem to be making choices between near-term readiness requirements and long-term modernization efforts. I would submit, however, that that is a false choice, or perhaps is a choice that has been foisted upon us by bad budgetary decisions that we have made in the past 6 years. The reality is, if you take a look at the world, we are going to have to do both things at the same time: invest in both readiness and modernization. So I have enormous respect for those efforts to find efficiencies and make sure we can put dollars where people need them most. I simply, on balance, would like to put money in the hands of warfighters who are dealing with threats on the front lines as much as humanly possible. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.”